Many programs on your computer make connections to your network or to the Internet. There are some programs you want to connect to the Internet: your instant messenger, your email, your browser, and so on. But there are also some other connections you do not want leaching out, such as bandwidth-hogging software and spyware. Here’s a terrific tweak to check up on all connections on your PC.
1. Go to the Start Menu. Click “Run.” Type “cmd” and click the “OK” button. This will open the DOS Command window.
2. Type in the following, including the spaces:
netstat -b 5 > activity.txt
3. Wait two or three minutes. Press “Ctrl” and “C” on your keyboard.
4. Go back to the DOS Command window. Type in the following:
activity.txt
This will open Notepad or your default text editor.
5. View the Internet activity in the file.
Of course, the next step is being able to interpret the data. 
Hat tip to Digital Inspiration for the tweak.
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InLine Comments for Blogger
August 17, 2008 — Mrs. MecomberBlogger, the most popular free blogging platform, has really been making leaps and bounds lately. I’m glad to see the newer developments with the software (better functionality, more user-friendly, etc). (I’m still waiting for some better templates… I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath about that, it’s been– what? 10 years with the same templates? Blogger dudes: lay off the excessive promotional products and get some new templates, eh?)
The main beef with Blogger, still, is their laborious and outdated comment form system. I just hate the popup comment boxes, and what’s worse is the “page” comment form that takes you away from the blog post. Oftentimes, I completely forget what I am going to say in my comment because the comments are so distanced from the post. WordPress has a much better comment system.
With that said, there’s a little tweak I’ve recently learned about, to give your Blogger blog an “inline comment form.” That is, at the bottom of your post is a little box where you can type in your comment text. Add name email, and URL, and you’re done! It’s a fine tutorial done by Blogger Buster, and you can see it here. I highly recommend it. Inline comment forms are far, far superior to Bloggers dumb old popup windows. Try it out and see if you suddenly have more comments to your posts!